Make a FaceTime call

Open the FaceTime app and use the search field to enter the email address or phone number of the person that you want to call. If that person is already in your contacts, you can just enter their name.

To make a FaceTime audio call, click Audio.

To make a FaceTime video call, click Video.

You can also click in the menu bar and ask Siri to ”FaceTime audio Lisa” or ”FaceTime John,” for example.

Answer or decline a FaceTime call

When someone calls you with FaceTime, a notification appears in the upper-right corner of your screen. Click Accept or Decline, or use the Touch Bar to accept or decline.

If you click next to Accept, you can choose to accept as FaceTime audio instead of FaceTime video.

If you click next to Decline, you can choose to send a message or set a reminder to call back later.

To stop receiving FaceTime calls on your Mac, open FaceTime, then choose FaceTime > Turn FaceTime Off from the menu bar.

Use Group FaceTime

With macOS Mojave 10.14.1, you can use Group FaceTime to chat with up to 32 people.2 Each person's tile automatically increases in size whenever someone speaks.

Make a Group FaceTime call

Open the FaceTime app.

Enter the names of your contacts, emails, or phone numbers.

Click or to start your FaceTime call.

To make a Group FaceTime call from a group in your recents, click , then click to start the call.

You can also make a Group FaceTime call from Messages. Just go to a conversation, click Details, then click or .

Answer or decline a Group FaceTime call

There are a few ways to join a Group FaceTime call that someone else started:

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2. FaceTime displays up to 4 or 9 live video tiles at the same time depending on your Mac model. The most active 4 or 9 speakers display video tiles, while other participants display an exclamation point.